Funmi Ekundayo is an alumna of the prestigious Harvard Business School (General Management Programme) and a member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators United Kingdom, (ACIS) (2005). She holds a Bachelor of Law degree (LL.B) (1995) and Master of Laws degree from the University of Lagos(LL.M) (1998). A member of the Nigerian Bar Association, Funmi is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators of Nigeria (FCIS) and a Member of the Governing Council of the Institute.

She is also the Immediate Past President of the Association of Corporate Trustees of Nigeria. She joined STL Trustees (Formerly Skye Trustees Limited) as an Assistant General Manager, Business Development, from where she rose to become the MD/CEO of the Company. Funmi has distinguished herself in her area of core competence as a seasoned trust specialist engaging in the structuring of complex corporate finance, legal and trust instruments.